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Quantization, Doppler shift and invariance of the speed of light: some didactic problems and opportunities
I discuss some of the didactic problems in the introduction to quantum physics based on the concept of photon. I specifically argue that the derivation of the photon energy from the relativistic Doppler shift offers stimulating didactic opportunities. A detailed form of this derivation reveals the subtle link between relativity and quantization, and also helps in elucidating the meaning of the invariance of the speed of light
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research article
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Publication date
1995
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Volume
16
Issue
4
Start page
169
End page
71
Note
5040955
Peer reviewed
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October 3, 2006
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